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Matte frame rider here: I use some clear sink/stovetop “caulk” tape from my local Daiso. Roughly $2 for enough to last many many trips. It it thicker so doesn’t look great, but it does the job well and peels off easy. 1,500~KM on my new gravel bike.. bumping and bashing around with a frame bag on all the time. Tape looks good, hasn’t worn through, and is cheap to replace as often as you want.

Instead of soap use isopropyl alchool, 1 part in 3 of water. It's used in ppf in automotive, since alchool will evaporate and doesn't stain the paint

@ivica7092

2 жыл бұрын

it should be more diluted. at 10-15%

That bonus clip was amazing. I am so envious of the moutain roads you have. A big bike trip in Japan is definitely on my bucket list.

I've been using 3M PPF for more than a decade ago. It's a must for my bike frames, even without bags.

No matter how rough/smooth the bag/straps are it will either scratch or polish the surface. The material (even the dust going in between) is not your enemy, it is the movement. Don't believe any bag manufacturer's claim. There are only three solutions: 1) cover the frame so movement happens on a sacrificial surface 2) get a brushed titanium frame 3) don't care

@WowRixter

2 жыл бұрын

I've got a brushed Ti frame that's nearly ready to ship to me, I hadn't even thought about the scratch resistant properties

@EryPrihananto

2 жыл бұрын

I just choose don't care 🤷‍♂️

@akjdhfkqwrhetkjanfvkkkresae

2 жыл бұрын

@@WowRixter Ti does scratch but you can just rub it with a scotch brite pad to re-brush it!

@WowRixter

2 жыл бұрын

@@akjdhfkqwrhetkjanfvkkkresae very cool. Have you got a Ti bike by any chance?

@akjdhfkqwrhetkjanfvkkkresae

2 жыл бұрын

@@WowRixter No not personally but I work somewhere that sells them

Love the POC shots man, please do a longer video in this style!!

More bonus clips please. Love to see these beautiful roads

Always a great day when a new RoJ video appears in your feed

Bonus bits of descent at the end of a vlog never fail to 1/ be a pleasant surprise (short memory), and 2/ put my heart in my mouth (two way steep roads with patchy maintenance) Thanks ROJ 🕶

Such a beautiful place! Amazing filming, editing and quality. Very pleasing to watch your content! Thank You!

ordered my echo w/ 9200 2 months ago and your videos keep me sane😁

Thanks for the useful tip about a cheaper method for occasional taping of the frame. This is exactly what I needed for occasional use to carry extra camera gear. The road ride was beautiful, loved the golden hour light.

Always a pleasant surprise to see a RoJ video!

I have been using black self fusing tape for three years now on my black matt frame. It has no glue, it sticks to itself, lots of "meat" to wear out, seconds to remove it. Just wrap it around where the loops of bags touch. I only use bags when I am bike packing, so I remove them when I don't need them.

I'm really not a "bag on bike" person, but Just Love your vídeos... they're Just art! Thanks for the content

Another great Sunday morning, coffee and ROJ…but wait…something is missing. Learning a lot about frame tape application, but still, something is not right. Final word? … but the video is only half done? Could it be? Yes!!!! 7 minutes of descending bliss! Balance has been restored! Thanks for posting and, as always, the finest production quality I have found!

I went to my local tint/audio car place and picked up some automotive paint protection film for free. Then headed over to Harbor Freight and picked up some "putty spreaders" for around $4 USD. I used the putty spreaders as a squeegee. I used the paper that came with some shimano component to cut templates, then transferred that to the protection film. Cleaned frame with isopropyl alcohol and applied film with soapy water spray. It's working well and my frame is a matte finish. I applied it to the underside of the downtube and wrapped both chainstays.

More bonus content like this please!

Love the cinematography!

+1 for the bonus

Great video, I use matt/satin clear tape from 3M. Its a bit thick and harder to make curve, but with the soap/water and a little heat or sunlight and it goes on great.

I use to do some descend from the Mountains in Gunma ken and the most I fear wasn't the curves but the little leaves in the route during this season coz as insignificant that they look can finish you at that speed ! Great bonus clip

Thanks for the beautiful descent! Those narrow roads at speed are always a little hairy!

Like watching your stories. Good content and entertainment.

lucky man, what a road to ride on!!! thanks

Greetings from Thailand. I enjoy your videos. Yes, moss on the road is scary- ride safe!

the Allied Echo is one sweet bike. I didn't know about them until you got one.

I LOVE the color. I've got a very similar color on my bike as well, stock. Very nice! :)

Awesome! More riding vids please T!

Beautiful treacherous road ✨

I have a matt finish santa cruz Hightower and a gloss stigmata. Both invisd over four years ago and both still look new. 15k miles on the stigmata 👌

Came for the frame protection, stayed for the bonus descent

I have a matt black frame and I use black electical tape its a bit satin so it almost matches the frame, easy to apply and when you remove it there is almost no adhisive left on the frame. used it for the last 4 years on my 4 week bickpacking trips, on the steerer tube I put on some extra layers because the front bag move a bit more then frame/toptube bags

Nice ride!

I just got a new frame and forks, warranty. First ride to make sure all was good. Wash frame, polish key areas then apply 2 coats of ceramic coating to the whole bike. Then apply small patches of plastic protection to help the more prone areas, under crown of front forks, under the top of the rear stays, under bottom bracket, underside of down tube plus a few other little bits. I can see mine but don't mind too much as I know that it's going a good job.

useful tips Mr ROJ

The song at the start reminded me of Narcos theme song. Also, that road at the end is SO beautiful!

Great pov segment! It must have been a lot of work, editing out all the disc rubbing noise on such a long segment! ;) it sounds like my rim brakes bike! Kudo for that! The landscape looks great! Thanks for sharing your ride!

I used to do the soapy water + tape trick to make a screen protector for my ipod. Also that POV was silky smooth

Awesome thumbnail

A few years back, got my matt blue bike completely wrapped by a professional. Still looks great and has protected the bike on and off road. No wear from bike bags or cables:) #Recommended

@kargi42

2 жыл бұрын

#extraweight :(

@JibbaJabber

2 жыл бұрын

@@kargi42 Lol - forgot about that! Now I'm sad :,(( So, just like my carbon footprint, I now need to offset my bike 'wrap print' by shaving off some weight. I know, shaving my balls should do it :) #Baller

@_driane

2 жыл бұрын

Like a full full wrap? Or just those bike armour things for the most likely?

@JibbaJabber

2 жыл бұрын

@@_driane A made to measure wrap for frame and fork using Xpel Stealth - proper so called 'self healing' stuff. V.nice!

That downhill 💯💯

I love the frame 🔥, I respect how u love paying attention at details, but if it was me i would leave it without, I mean scratch make good memories lol 😂, I can tell u every moment in every scratch in my bike

This type of tape, or even thicker varieties, are slightly porous and will leak air. So if you apply a piece of tape anywhere even without water, if the bubbles are not excessively big, they will disappear in a couple of days as the air leaks out. This is of course irrelevant in your case as you anyway remove the tape after every ride, but may be useful for someone who doesn't have the time to do it that often. Also, a normal hair dryer (not a hot air gun which could possibly damage something) usually softens the tape enough to make it stretchy and conform to bends in the frame. Just my two tips.

More of your ride clips next time . I loved it. Also have you tried clear vinyl ?I.e same stuff they use on cars. Vinyl wraps

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Bet it would work just as well. Cheers!

Nice to see soap and water used these invisaframe pros using baby oil and water! Yeah wouldn't recommend that it'll leave colourful oil rings under the film I'd have thought on gloss type best with the old window tint technique like this here, always works perfect! Id use a hairdryer to get it into bends and get the backing adhesive recharged kinda thing it'll stick good

Literally just finished wrapping m,y brand new domane yesterday. I put it on every corner of the bike, I rather have clear film than scratches. Btw, most expensive sports cars get a paint protection film to keep it from getting rock chips. Most just do the front bumper and headlights but some go as far as wrapping the entire hood and lower part of the doors. Lastly, you should give ceramic coatings a try, I ceramic coat all by cars/bikes and all I need to wash them is a hose.

I always install frame protection on my bikes, I use a matte 3M contact film and also a glossy one.

Excelent outro.

Maybe there’s a 100M videos on the subject but I’ve never watched one and I’m interested in your take on it. Also knowing that you’ll do the subject matter justice and that you’ll do a 10x better job on it doesn’t hurt.

New viewer after @Trace Velo plugged you. Very informative but I liked the bonus clip most! Safa Brian-esque although next time you might want to do a few more runs!

For the complex curves, and to get the tape to stretch, a hairdryer is fantastic. Heat the tape and it will conform.

yes!

I would definitely going for the long term application, as the risk of harming the paint with the scissors or knifes through the ever repeating process of application is increasing a lot. Better to have a slightly visible permatent protection (which you can renew if needed) as having a permanent scratched frame because of one moment not paying too much attention on these various repeatings throughout the year.

I have a matte black anodised aluminium frame, shiny protective tape is veeery obvious on it. I just use black insulating tape under each bag strap. Very easy to apply and to peal off. I would probably use the same method for a painted frame, since the tape anyway only covers the immediate area of the straps.

My wrapping skills are on par with yours... If you get a job , calle I need one 😜👍😁😁

Leg warmers over bibs……such a free spirit 😎

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

I would never! :)

I have a Matt black bike. I just use Matt black vinyl wrap and I don't need to worry about removing it or anything. I just replace it once a month. And it's water proof as well

@user-dj5ov5dd3r

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting.. what product do you use?

@karl_okohan

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry if I'm late. I dont really know. I just searched "Matt black vinyl wrap".

Not interested in protection at all, but your vids I love to watch at any time. Well made, even the boring subjects are interesting 👌

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Ayyy just got back from a long ride and like 15 leg cramps lol. I'll enjoy this while I lie down and die

Totally understand why you remove the tape when not riding with bags. Au naturel is so much more liberating!

I wish I would've known to do this on my bike. The paint job on my seatpost is almost all gone from my saddlebag.

Would love to know what kinda of speeds you were hitting on that downhill. Thanks for all the videos. I like them all.

i love where i live but it's as flat as can be. those japanese mountain clips make me dream!

wet leaves, very dodgy, thanks man Japan looks awsome

You ride in Japan,cool!

Nice video. I like to recomend using paint protection film instead. It is a little more thicker and also the glue is way more safer when pulling out at the end of the day

Great content! As a non roadie I love your style and wit of your videos! (When will you do the obligatory Q&A? 100k?. Would love to know of your background/origin) - Peace from Austria

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! I don’t really share anything outside of my “cycling life”. But I happily answer any questions you have regarding my cycling :) This channel is just a hobby, so sub celebrations and q&s’s don’t really interest me at all. Still appreciate everyone who spends tier valuable time watching my videos, if you get something useful out of it that’s way more important than sub and view numbers. Thanks again!

@SiopaoSauc3

2 жыл бұрын

@@ridesofjapan I actually miss your livestreams

Man you would always trash me on descents. Just watching that I had a few oooh moments on the corners. A little bit of moisture or wet leaves and I am super nervous. Otherwise, your paint is gorgeous. You reminds and the new bike have made me want some sparkly tape after being Matt for years and years.

After watching that descent with what appeared to be wet leaves on the road I decided I needed some protection

Invis I have on my bikes but can be a faff to fit.

👍

Good morning ser ride safe God bless

great video! definitely going to give it another watch before I apply protection to my frame unrelated - what gloves do you use? I've been looking for a pair of more form-fitting long-fingered gloves and those look like they might fit the bill!

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Giro DND gloves Cheers!

There is also tape that only sticks to itself. Ideal for this kind of temporary protection.

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty mush what this 3m 331 is

hairdryer would help to stretch this tape in tricky sections.

Helicopter tape. Only a couple dollars. It was invented to protect the leading edge of helicopter propeller blades.

✌🏻😌🤙🏻

GOMU !!! yes, keshigomu and gomu are important for juveniles in Japan society

Great video, and thanks for the bonus ride clip 👍😎 What microphone are using? Or is that just part of the camera (on your chest mount)?

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

DJI pocket 2 Bluetooth mic

Always wear protection, kids.

I use Roj style bublles, anyway it is covered by bags. I remove tape ever year and add new.

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

I should make a sticker with printed “RoJ bubbles” 😂

Great video as always! Which camera did you use for the POV video?

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

DJI pocket2

My best friend owns a car wrapping and windows tinting business. Came to his shop to buy left over scrapped clear bra from his customers’ cars. Instead of selling it to me, he wrapped the bike for free. The entire bike frame looked marvelous . Took his ass out to a strip joint to return the favor.

Great video. It's easier than I thought. I'm only planning on putting it on the underside of my downtube. BTW are you getting the FC-R9200-P crankset?!? Can't wait to see a review

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

god no! You know how heavy that thing is? 😜

@WowRixter

2 жыл бұрын

@@ridesofjapan I but I priced out an SRM/THM crankset and wasn't convinced that it's a great solution

Nice mafia shirt haha.

I am going to be in Japan for a work related event. Do you have suggestions where I could get my hands on the 3M 331T tape in Osaka? Some chain of shops for example. Thanks a lot!

What camera setup do you use for the pov shots?

Was that decent and climb just north of Ogose near the Tofu factory/Tokigawa area? Miss on mountain roads always scares the crap out of me.

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Tokigawa yes, tofu factory? I have no clue :)

I ve got a matte Giant TCR: Anyone got recommendations for tape that works well on matte finish? it is gunmetal grey, so black tape doesnt look good

Japan Safa

would you recommend a product to wrap the front section of my super white cycling shoes ?

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, can’t help you there

Is there a video explaining the reasons for the switch to the Allied from the Open?

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/paib2MWYqtPQoZc.html

I m so jelous about places you can ride good job +1

Why you dont use anchor bike?

Does the total internal routing affect your braking? how is it feel when compared with the OPEN U.P.?

@ridesofjapan

2 жыл бұрын

Braking is exactly the same, hydraulic brakes works just as good independent on how they are routed. Mechanical brakes will be impacted by tight bends though.

Being a weight weeney, are you happy with the added weight of the tape?

Any recommendations for an 3M 331T alternative? I can't seem to get my hands on it here in Europe. Thanks!

@peters8504

Жыл бұрын

Did you find anything ? I have hard time finding something similar in Canada too….

@moxerl

Жыл бұрын

@@peters8504 I used the 3M 8591 which I bought through r2-bike. Not quite similar and probably not intended for single-ride usage, but worked well for me.

any rides showing riding scene in Japan... what are the popular routes and stops .. local favourite snack or cafe for enthusiastic J-riders